Bipartisan lawmakers propose making FEMA a Cabinet-level agency

Missouri Congressman Graves co-sponsors bill to reorganize FEMA - Missourinet

The Federal Emergency Management Agency would be reorganized under legislation in the U.S. House. The “Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act,” or FEMA, is co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo. 6th District. The bill would restore the agency to cabinet-level status and the director would report directly to the president. The measure would reduce […]

FEMA Chief Would Report Directly to President Under New Bill

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday that would reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including making it a Cabinet-level agency once again.

Bipartisan lawmakers propose making FEMA a Cabinet-level agency

FEMA would become a cabinet-level agency under a bipartisan bill, reporting directly to the president. Streamlines disaster assistance and empowers states.